Spring is Coming
With a slight change in the weather now, and brighter mornings and lighter evenings, it would seem spring is on its way after a long period of storms and wet weather. Warm sunshine lifts the spirits...
View ArticleMother Nature’s Wake Up Call
Making the best of any situation is a real strength and one we are all capably of if we try. As the world now enters a challenging period of lockdown due to the Coronavirus this mindset has never been...
View ArticleBespoke Framed Images
With alot of the Covid19 restrictions now lifted I’m able to offer my bespoke framed images, canvases and prints to customers once more. Sorry to those that ordered prints during this period for any...
View ArticleNatures Healing Power
In August’s 2020 issue of Bird Watching magazine there is a sixteen page pull on why birding can change your life. I’m pleased to have contributed to this and hope it helps to inspire people to get...
View ArticleWild Red Deer Rut
The heaths and moors of the Peak District are an eerie exposure of peat covered moorland sitting about 600m (2000 ft) above sea level. Large wind carved eroded rocks sit among vast plateaus and rock...
View ArticleEmptying our Uplands
Driven Grouse Shooting is a blight on our nation. It is destroying our national heritage leaving our moorlands and uplands devoid of so many beautiful species of animals and birds. Land owners,...
View ArticleThe Glorious Twelfth
Today is the “Glorious Twelfth the day that marks the start of the grouse shooting season. To reach this point our uplands have been emptied of wildlife through illegal persecution. Leaving Red Grouse...
View ArticleNorfolk Spring Tides
There a few places in the UK where you can experience the sights and sounds of nature any better than the North Norfolk coast during the Spring tides that start in earnest from this month onward....
View ArticleChanging Seasons
Our seasons are changing now from Summer into Autumn. The nights are drawing in and its a great time to be out with your camera, providing you with some of the most beautiful and intense colours of the...
View ArticleThe Direction of Light
With the seasons now becoming colder and the sun lower in the sky. It’s the time of year that will offer you a softer, more angled light. Which can present the photographer with endless opportunities...
View ArticleOneKind Prints
Coronavirus has and still is a very challenging time for everyone, it’s even worse for those charities that depend on funds raised to carry on their work that have been really impacted this year. I’ve...
View ArticleNature is Amazing
The Norfolk Spring Tides are the biggest and best tides for witnessing the thousands of birds feeding on the mudflats, being pushed closer to shore. During this event most if not all of the estuary is...
View ArticleEthics Matter
When I’m photographing wildlife I’m trying to document wild behaviour, something that occurred naturally. I’m not trying to create something that was fake and contrived. You can’t get privileged views...
View ArticleWarOnWildlife – Guest Post
The War on Wildlife Project exists to help tackle what they see as the ‘war on wildlife”They take a largely ethically-based approach and consider the exploitation and abuse of wildlife, especially for...
View ArticleWinter Solstice
The Winter Solstice occurs in December and in the Northern Hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year, which is why it is known as the shortest day and...
View ArticleDurrell Pygmy Hogs
A few years ago I had the privilege of spending two weeks in the province of Assam in North-eastern India documenting the 100th Pygmy Hog release for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust based in...
View ArticleSpirits Lifted
Spring lifts the spirits and brings places to life. It’s the best time of year, full of life, action and wildlife behaviour. The British countryside is beautiful at the best of times but in spring it’s...
View ArticleTerritorial Dispute
The male Blackbird defending his territory against another male Blackbird. I heard that distinctive alarm call beforehand. It’s become a bit of a routine for me as described in my previous post. When I...
View ArticleThe Glorious Twelfth
The “Glorious Twelfth a day that marks the start of the grouse shooting season. To reach this point our uplands have been emptied of wildlife through illegal persecution. Leaving Red Grouse that will...
View ArticleChanging Seasons
Our seasons are changing now from Summer into Autumn. The nights are drawing in and its a great time to be out with your camera, providing you with some of the most beautiful and intense colours of the...
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